[RBS] OPENING NIGHT OF BEIT SHEMESH JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL THIS MOTZAI SHABBAT, Sept 1 - DONT" MISS OUT!!!!!!

[Ganot, Brenda]

Please join us to the first ever Beit Shemesh Jewish Identity Film Festival, brought to you by the MAKABIM project of Partnership Beit Shemesh - Mateh Yehuda of the Jewish Agency.

Motzai Shabbat: Sept. 1; MOVIE: CIRCUMCIZE ME (in English) On the amazing life of Yisrael (formerly Christopher) Campbell, a standup comedian who converted to Judaism ... three times!
Discussion (in HEbrew) with Matthew Kalman, director and co-producer of the film and former editor of the Jerusalem Report.
Doors open at 20:15 for wine and refreshments.
Movie and lecture start at 20:45


Cost: 20 NIS
Place; Eshkol Payis, 6 Aliyat Hanoar St., Beit Shemesh

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!! MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FILM BELOW!!!

 The Jewish documentary comedy everyone is talking about

"Hilarious and moving" - The Economist

 "Not to be missed" - Toronto Star

"Truly extraordinary... absolutely hilarious" - Australian Jewish News

"Campbell is surprisingly hilarious for someone that looks like they should be teaching the Torah in a community center not telling jokes in a bar. It’s his transformation that is precisely the reason why 'Circumcise Me' is so enthralling - Baton Rouge Advocate 

 CIRCUMCISE ME
 The comedy of Yisrael Campbell

A film by 
 David Blumenfeld and Matthew Kalman
(English dialogue: Hebrew subtitles)

"Is it hot in here, or am I the only one dressed for Poland in the 17th century?" Yisrael Campbell looks more like a rabbi than a comedian, but don't be fooled by the big black hat, frock coat and Hasidic side-curls. Born Chris Campbell, the son of an ex-nun and a Catholic schoolteacher, he converted to Judaism not once, but three times - Reform, Conservative and Orthodox. His spiritual journey began as a drug-drenched teenager in Philadelphia and ended in Jerusalem among the suicide bombs of the Palestinian intifada. So what's to laugh about? It's the way he tells it. CIRCUMCISE ME is a hilarious, searching and moving story of one man's quest for spiritual enlightenment against the bewildering backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

 Watch the film trailer HERE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0miQsmj6TE

Hanukah candles
http://youtu.be/dj2LZyxNNdU

For more information on the film visit
 http://circumcise-me.blogspot.com/





Brenda Ganot
Project Manager, Economic and Community Development Subcommittee Partnership 2000, Beit Shemesh – Mateh Yehuda – Washington – South Africa
Phone: 02-6367809
Mobile: 054-2346418
Email: brendag at jafi.org
www.jewishagency.org/beitshemesh